Oct 1, 2012

Woyzeck-Wozzeck

Woyzeck–Wozzeck Münchner Kammerspiele

Woyzeck/Wozzeck did have a great premiere in the Münchner Kammerspiele yesterday.

A highly impressive ensemble, an intensive and exhausting production, a spectacular stage set and outstanding musicians. With this piece the young director Barbara Wysocka created a whole new world of commuters and exposes a painful point of view throughout the themes of guilt and constraint.
This rehash was created from the bases of the fragmental drama of Georg Büchner and the Opera of Alban Berg. Janek Duszynski arranged Alban Berg's music in a whole new way and for a good reason the music is indeed more than accompaniment, a break or an underline. The read thread which the spectator is able to hold on instead of drowning within the violence – whilst Franz Woyzeck (fascinatingly performed by Kristof van Boven) is wading, running, swimming, falling... through the knee deep swimming pool.

The cold is creeping under your skin and watching the permanent wetness in symbioses with the music makes you want to break out or at least help. With a lot of strength you have to remind yourself to breath – that much volume, distress, coercion, power, loss, pain, loneliness and suffering are overwhelming yourself.

A haunting and honest stage play.

[© Poster Münchner Kammerspiele]

Category: all | literature | music | theatre

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Sep 16, 2012

Wolfi the musketeer

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Wolfi der Musketier Kinderbuch 03

I have been at the book presentation of Richard Oehmann's new book "WOLFI THE MUSKETEER"

Wolfi (which is the short form of Wolfgang a pretty common name here in german speaking countries) and his talking Horse-Zebra named "Hebra" (Pfebra in german) have been instructed by their king Achmet to sell misprinted holy picture cards and they are not quite successful in the beginning. Sandra the Pfebra wants to do good business and Wolfi wants to be celebrated by the people as a musketeer. One after another they get closer and start singing together. Great adventures ahead they travel through their king's country...

Richard Oehmann wrote a wonderful story with self-illustrated drawings. The book comes with a CD from the band "Cafe Unterzucker", containing great and funny songs of the two strange adventures heros.
Wolfi the musketeer is a multimedia reading experience for the whole family (sadly only in german!)

Thank you Mister Oehmann, a real pearl throughout the children and adult literature.

Published by August Dreesbach Verlag (Der kleine August).

[© Photos: Frl. Pfeiffer | Book August Dreesbach Verlag]

Category: all | literature | music

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Aug 19, 2012

The kingg

FrlP Blog 12 08 01 the king and the princess

"and the kingg didn't wantet to gife the princes awaey. tat pig." So true. This signboard was lying in the park and after some resarch I found the source of this sweet sentence that seems like a "german Miranda July": Buchkinder Leipzig an association that encourages children in "free writing" no matter if the words are written correctly or if the sentence makes sense.

These books made by children, make perfect sense though. Often silk screen or linoleum printed, they present a unique source of childhood phantasy and primordial story writing. What a beautiful, honoring idea publishing these stories and illustrations.
Many of these books imply the genuine view of a child's world. This exact world I do go back once in a while, for health care reasons and creative inspiration only of course...

[© Buchkinder Leipzig]

Category: art | life | literature | all

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Mar 26, 2012

Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern

It doesn't happen very often that I get completely thrown into a a book's world. Erin Morgenstern describes an extraordinary poetic event in her stunning new debut novel NIGHTCIRCUS: A circus that comes every now and then and only at night … What a journey. I absolutely loved it. I am waiting for the circus arriving here in Munich – and for Erin's new book.

The book cover illustration is especially beautiful and has been crafted by Helen Musselwhite. I just love her sensitive paper-cut illustrations. Don't you?!

[© book cover Helen Musselwhite | © photo Kelly Davidson]

Category: life | design | literature | me | all

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Mar 12, 2012

Origami Art

Recently I stumbled over a very interesting publisher. Actually they stumbled over me and now suddenly somehow I am spending my days in Freising where I am involved in a fantastic book project.

VIERECK VERLAG is a very small publisher. Their topic is origami and origami art. They are selling origami books from all over the world especially from Japan, as well as origami paper and everything you need to make beautiful origami artworks. Now they are about to publish their very own first book in Summer.

Origami. A whole new world to me. There is a REAL world behind one would never expect. Beyond the well known paper-ships and paper-cranes and all I didn't know that there exists something like paper-art and even industrial origami. Did you know that some origami artists develop techniques such as for space travel to fold solar sails?! Or that BMW is very much connected to industrial origami in terms of developing shapes for their new cars?

Anyways, I was asked to work with them on the first book of the VIERECK VERLAG:

SPIRAL |Origami | Art | Design
from Tomoko Fuse, a very well known Origami Artist from Japan. Nearly 400 pages of beautiful pictures by Herbert Bungartz and Spiral-Origami of Tomoko Fuse published by Paulo Mulatinho and Silke Schröder.

Thank you for letting me be part of this spectacular project.

[© photo Herbert Bungartz]

Category: literature | design | art | frl pfeiffer | all

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Jan 15, 2012

Books under the christmas tree

I am a big fan of books under the christmas tree. In my digital dominated world I fall for the smell and the paper and the weight of books. If I am reading a heavy book I read it lying on my belly, a small book I take with me in my bag, a paperback book I read during a bath, a special hardcover book I treat specially as well, a book with important sentences I often underline them, a book with a beloved story I read again,...

If I am reading books on the ipad? > certainly no. Too many hours per day I stare into a screen anyway...

This year there were two very special books under the christmas tree that I would like to recommend:

"KREATIVITÄT AUSHALTEN - Psychologie für Designer" Frank Brezbach

A very special book about working as a designer in all its facets. It makes you think about your way of work and you instantly start analyzing your own working situation. I found it very helpful. Besides the very interesting content it is very nicely chaptered and it has an extraordinary beautiful typedesign. A must for every designer.

 

"WASSERFARBEN FÜR GESTALTER" Felix Scheinberger

After his first book "MUT ZUM SKIZZENBUCH" his second book is even more inspirational. The author dropped a dab of paint on every single book. So there are thousands of unique copies. Just one of the books you want to possess to put in your design and art library.

Well, I gave the one I bought to my dad as a christmas present >> so easter is coming soon just for you to know ;)

I do enjoy looking at my dads paintings inspired by this book though.

[photo © Frank Berzbach und Felix Scheinberger | Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz]

Category: literature | design | art | frl pfeiffer | all

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Oct 21, 2011

Let's go into the future

the future

Today my personal hero will be in town. And I will meet her.

MIRANDA JULY

I am following Miranda Julys work since many, many years and fell in love with her art at first sight. She is the best example for me, that it is possible to work in many different genres and be as successful in one area as in others. She is a performance artist SLASH filmmaker SLASH  actress SLASH writer SLASH artist in general. She and her work had become very popular over the last years and I believe it is very difficult to remain grounded with all ballyhoo...

I still like her work and I worship her way of thinking and creating. Miranda July has a very unique style and I hope she is able to keep it that way.

Today she is presenting her new feature film THE FUTURE in Munich. I saw THE FUTURE at the Berlinale Film Festival earlier this year already and I was impressed how she sketches the lostness of our 30-something generation. She draws a perfect line between weird scenery and very genuine situations at the same time.

But see for yourself. For example tonight at the MONOPOL Cinema in Munich at 19:00. Miranda will be there as well.

PS: Her brand new book came out last week IT CHOOSES YOU. I am very curious about that one. You can get a copy here already.

[photo © miranda july | the future 2011]

Category: literature | film | art | all

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Oct 10, 2011

F INISH TH S B K!

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After "Wreck this journal", "This is not a book" and "The manual of accidents and mistakes" KERI SMITH has published her new book "F NISH TH S B  K" in September. I really like these art books and I am amazed what people are able to do with a book – mine is still new and neat and I am still fighting my fear. I will keep you posted and show you my results.

[photo © Keri Smith]

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